ESG

Serbia set to ok lithium exploitation

Serbia has said it is looking to give global mining group Rio Tinto the go ahead to create Europe’s largest…

6 months ago

Farmers, green activists protest in Lithuania

Tractors and logging lorries flooded central Vilnius last week, as farmers protested a number of national agricultural policies. Local media…

11 months ago

Czech ministries argue over ETS funds to cut climate change

Czechia has to decide soon on reallocating its revenues from emission allowances to reduce or compensate for the consequences of…

12 months ago

Budapest holds fourth climate summit

The fourth Budapest Climate Summit on December 4, brought together over 40 speakers from 25 countries to discuss climate change…

1 year ago

EU needs EUR 700bn/year to meet climate goals

Europe will require annual investments of more than EUR 700bn (USD 762.44bn) to meet its energy transition goals to combat…

1 year ago

Austria, Estonia, Croatia high on organic farmland rankings

Austria (26%) and Estonia (23%) had the EU’s highest proportions of organic land within their total utilised agricultural area (UAA)…

1 year ago

Tried and tested, it works – turning diversity into value

Here in Hungary, company cultures that effectively reduce gender discrimination are taking root, helping women to gain access to management…

3 years ago

EU finance ministers unite to lower VAT on climate-friendly goods and services

Lower value added tax (VAT) rates may be on the horizon for goods and services linked to mitigating climate change,…

3 years ago

UN Climate Report Predicts Extreme Weather for Europe

Lots of extreme weather - including an increasing number of heatwaves, floods, etc. - is being forecast for Europe in…

3 years ago